Yarn-holder for knitting-machines.



No. 654,8!2. Patented July 3|, 1900. B. T. STEBER.

YARN HOLDER FOB KNITTING MACHINES.

(Applioafion filed In. 10. 1900.)

(No Model.)

BerWafif/Jfehr ST TES" BERNARD 'r. STEBER, or u'r'IcA, New roan.

YARN-HOLDER FOR KNITTING-MACHINl -LS Q SPECIFICATION forming part of Iietters Patiit No. 654,812, dated July 3i, 1906.

Y Application filed March 10,1900. Serial No. a'zis. (No man.)

To' all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERNARD T. STEBER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Utica; in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Yarn-Holders for Knitting- Machines; and I do hereby declare the followin g to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in means for carrying and delivering yarn to knitting-machines; and it consists in a yarncarrier comprising a rotatable sleeve mounted upon a suitable standard, yarn-carrying arms upon the said sleeve, and means for holding the sleeve in different positions upon the said standard, together with means for holding the yarn in proper position with relation to the needles of a knitting-machine.

It also consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described and illustrated and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a knittingmachine having my improved yarn-feeding mechanism applied thereto. Fig. 2 represents a detail perspective view of the lower end of the sleeve or standard of my improved yarncarrier.

In the use of knitting-machines I find it needful to have some device whereby the yarns of different colors or of difierent coarsenesses may be directed to the machine without having to rethread the yarn-carrying mechanism whenever it is desired to change from one yarn to the other. In providing a knitting-machine with such an apparatus I preferably mount upon the base-plate l of a knitting-machinea vertical standard, as 2, upon which is placed a hollow cylindrical sleeve, as 3,said sleeve resting at its lower end upon the plate 1. To the upper end of the sleeve 3 are secured two cross-pieces 4 and 5, which extend upon each side of the sleeve 3. One end of each piece preferably extends a greater distance upon one side of the sleeve than upon the other. The yarn of one kind or color, as 6, is carried from a suitable bobbin or reel 7 to the short end 8 of the arm 4. Thence it passes to the long end of the arm 5, it being loosely held in suitable holders at the end of these arms. The end of said yarn may then be carried downwardly to any suitable yarn-feeder, as 9, in proper proximity to the knitting-needles of a knitting-machine 18. At the same time a different kind of yarn, as 10, may be carried from another bobbin to the short end 11 of the arm 5, being then passed to the holder-at the long end of the arm 4 and kept there for use when required. The lower end of the sleeve 3 is preferably provided with one or more notches, as 12 and 13, which are adapted to be brought into engagement with and engaged, at at 14, upon the bed-plate 1. When it is desired to use the yarn 6, the sleeve is so moved as to bring the notch 12 into engagement with the pin 14. This brings the end of the arm 5 opposite to the feeder 9.; When it is desired to bring the yarn 10 into use, the yarn 6 is dis: connected from the machine and the sleeve 3 is upon the standard 2 and turned so as to bring the notch 13 upon the pin or projection 14.. This will place the arm 4 of the carrier in proper position with respect to the feeder 9 to deliver the said yarn 1O easily-to the machine. This device prevents the necessity of taking out one yarn and then having to thread up again the carrier with another yarn. If desired, spring-arms, as 15 and 16, may be used in connection with the arms 4 and 5 to deliver the yarn in a yielding manner to the machine. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A yarn-carrier for knitting-machines comprising a standard, a rotatable sleeve surrounding the same, two or more long arms carried by said sleeve, and two or more short arms carried thereby, means for supporting yarn upon the saidrlong and short arms, and means for engaging the said sleeve to temporarily prevent its rotation. on the standard, the construction being sueh'that the sleeve is free to be lifted and turned so that one or the other of the yarns carried by the arms may be brought into knitting position, substantially as described.

.2. A yarn-carrier for knittingmachines comprisinga sleeve loosely mounted upon the difierent notches therein the yarn-carrying arms may be moved so that one side or the other will be in position-to deliver yarn to 1'0 the knittingmachine, substantially as described;

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

BERNARD T. STEBER.

Witnesses:

HENRY A. STEBER, FRED O. STAHL. 

